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Learn more about keeping your home safe and preventing falls from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Falls Don't Have to Happen
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When it comes to preventing a fall, Dr. Karin Ouchida, medical director of the Montefiore Medical Center's Home Health Agency, said that "simple things can make a big difference." Some changes that can help, she said, include:
- Removing throw rugs from areas where you walk.
- Improving lighting throughout the house.
- Installing grab bars in the bathroom.
- Having an occupational therapist recommend energy-saving devices, such as a grabber that can help you put your clothes on, or pick up something that's fallen.
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Last updated 4/7/2009
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SOURCES: Laura N. Gitlin, Ph.D., director, Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health, and professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia; Karin Ouchida, M.D., clinical instructor, medicine, division of geriatrics, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and co-director, Montefiore Geriatric Home Visiting Program, and medical director, Montefiore Home Health Agency, New York City; March 2009 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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